Ford shares climbed 4.1% to $15.58 after the automaker signaled that U.S. vehicle pricing remains resilient through the remainder of the year. Bloom Energy saw a more pronounced jump, rising 8.5% to $181.00, following a doubling of second-quarter revenue linked directly to the infrastructure needs of artificial intelligence data centers.

Seagate Technology mirrored the positive momentum in the tech sector, with shares rising 3.4% to $772.47 after profits more than doubled in the fourth quarter on sustained demand for data storage. Conversely, KLA bucked the trend; despite reporting higher profits and projecting continued growth through 2027, the stock dropped 9.3% to $173.12 as investors reacted to the company's specific quarterly performance metrics.